The Reckoning
The truth shall come to light
2004 | 112m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Paul McGuigan |
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| Writer: | Mark Mills, Barry Unsworth |
| Staring: |
| In 14th Century England, this tale of murder and mystery follows a fugitive priest who falls in with a troupe of actors. As they arrive in a small town, the actors encounter a woman being sentenced to death for practicing witchcraft and murder. Discarding the expected bible stories, the actors now stage a performance based on the crime. Through the performance of the play, they discover a mystery. | |
| Release Date: | Feb 26, 2004 |
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| Director: | Paul McGuigan |
| Writer: | Mark Mills, Barry Unsworth |
| Genres: | Drama, Crime, Mystery |
| Keywords | england, based on novel or book, bible, hope, village, murder, priest, fugitive, period drama, justice, death, witchcraft, evil, medieval, theatrical troupe, 14th century, actor, 1380s, rigor mortis, mortal sin |
| Production Companies | Renaissance Films, KanZaman Productions, M.D.A. Films S.L. |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 10, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Paul Bettany | Nicholas |
| Willem Dafoe | Martin |
| Tom Hardy | Straw |
| Brian Cox | Tobias |
| Simon McBurney | Stephen |
| Luke de Woolfson | Daniel |
| Gina McKee | Sarah |
| Vincent Cassel | Lord De Guise |
| Ewen Bremner | Simon Damian |
| Mark Benton | Sheriff |
| Elvira Mínguez | Martha |
| Stuart Wells | Springer |
| Hamish McColl | Innkeeper |
| Matthew Macfadyen | King’s Justice |
| Marián Aguilera | Nicholas’ lover |
| Trevor Steedman | The cuckold husband |
| Richard Durden | Town Justice |
| Julian Barratt | Gravedigger |
| Simon Pegg | Gaoler |
| James Cosmo | Lambert |
| Tom Georgeson | Flint |
| Heathcote Williams | Undertaker |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Paul McGuigan | Director |
| Yvonne Blake | Costume Design |
| Mark Mills | Screenplay |
| Barry Unsworth | Novel |
| Peter Sova | Director of Photography |
| Andrew Hulme | Editor |
| Andrew McAlpine | Production Design |
| Julian Ashby | Art Direction |
| Jordi Yria Roca | Art Direction |
| Susanna Lenton | Script Supervisor |
| John Ralph | Supervising Art Director |
| John Hughes | Boom Operator |
| Keith Sewell | Steadicam Operator |
| Adrian Lee | Original Music Composer |
| Jina Jay | Casting |
| Mark Mancina | Original Music Composer |
| María del Carmen Clavel | Makeup Artist |
| Sue Ignatius | Makeup Artist |
| Jason Swanscott | Foley Artist |
| Ruth Sullivan | Foley Artist |
| Ricky Butt | Foley Artist |
| Tim Alban | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Dean Humphreys | Sound Mixer |
| Camilla-Valentine Isola | Casting |
| Shaheen Baig | Casting Associate |
| Anna Pinnock | Set Decoration |
| Mark Bakowski | Digital Compositor |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Caroline Wood | Producer |
| Stephen Evans | Executive Producer |
| Angus Finney | Executive Producer |
| Sarah Halioua | Producer |
| Denise O'Dell | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 15 | 28 | 7 |
| 2024 | 5 | 15 | 28 | 10 |
| 2024 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 8 |
| 2024 | 7 | 11 | 23 | 7 |
| 2024 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 6 |
| 2024 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 5 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 5 |
| 2024 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 7 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 24 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 6 |
| 2025 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2025 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | 856 | 856 |